570. 'And upon his horns ten diadems' signifies the power of falsifying many truths of the Word. By 'horns' power is signified (n. 539); by 'ten' is signified much (n. 101); and by 'diadems' are signified the truths of the Word falsified (n. 540). Consequently, by 'upon his horns ten diadems' is signified to have the power to falsify many truths of the Word. It is said of the dragon that 'upon his heads' he had 'seven diadems', but of this beast that 'upon his horns' he had 'ten diadems'. This is because here it signifies the power of falsifying many truths of the Word, but there the falsification of them all; for the laity are able [to falsify them all] but do not do so; for those who are in untruths and in the faith pertaining to them are against truths, and therefore while they are seeing truths in the Word they are falsifying them.